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Public Expenditure: Scotland

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 95052

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Budget Statement of 26 November 2025, what was the evidential basis for the decision to allocate £820 million to the Scottish Government over the Spending review period through the Barnett form

Answered by James Murray

The additional funding referenced is a result of the operation of the Barnett formula based on the decisions taken at the Autumn Budget.

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